CONTROLLING DISPLAY SETTING ACCORDING TO EXTERNAL DEVICE CONNECTED TO USER EQUIPMENT

• US 20120274656A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: KANG, You-Jin, KANG, Shin-Hyuk, JUNG, Jae-Hun, CHA, Jae-Uk
• Application Number:
  US13/460,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20120274656A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/12 Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline

Abstract

Provided is controlling a display setting according to an external device connected to user equipment. Such controlling may include displaying image data on a first display unit of the user equipment based on a first display setting, sensing a connection between the user equipment and the external device, obtaining display unit information from the external device, determining the second display setting based on the obtained display unit information, reconfiguring the image data according to the determined second display setting, and displaying the reconfigured image data on a second display unit of the external device based on a presence of the sensed connection.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a display setting at user equipment connected to an external device, the method comprising:

displaying image data on a first display unit of the user equipment based on a first display setting;

sensing a connection between the user equipment and the external device;

obtaining display unit information from the external device;

determining a second display setting based on the obtained display unit information;

reconfiguring the image data according to the determined second display setting; and

displaying the reconfigured image data on a second display unit of the external device based on a presence of the sensed connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the second display setting includes:

extracting a screen size and a screen resolution of the second display unit from the obtained display unit information;

selecting a dots per inch (DPI) value from a DPI table based on the extracted screen size and the extracted screen resolution of the second display unit; and

determining the second display setting based on the selected DPI value,

wherein the DPI table includes a plurality of DPI values associated with a plurality of screen sizes and screen resolutions.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the reconfiguring the image data includes:

determining a screen layout based the selected DPI value included in the second display setting; and

reconfiguring the image data with the determined screen layout.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the reconfiguring the image data includes:

updating, by an application framework, a default DPI value included in system configuration information with the selected DPI value, wherein the default DPI value is a DPI vale determined for the user equipment before the connection;

notifying, by the application framework, of applications that the system configuration information is updated with the selected DPI value;

determining, by the applications, a screen layout based on the selected DPI value; and

producing the image data, by the applications, with the determined screen layout.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

activating the second display unit of the external device after sensing the connection between the user equipment to the external device;

transmitting the reconfigured image data to external device through the connection between the user equipment and the external device; and

controlling the external device to display the reconfigured image data through the second display unit.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first display setting and the second display unit include at least one of a screen size, a screen resolution, a display direction and a DPI value;

the display unit information includes at least one of a manufacturer, a model number, a device identifier (ID), a DPI value, a screen size, screen resolutions, aspect ratios, refresh rates, and response times; and

the reconfiguring the image data includes reconfiguring at least one of the screen size, the screen resolution, the display direction, and the DPI value based on the obtained display unit information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for display unit information from an application after the connection; and

providing the display unit information of the user equipment.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the providing the display unit information includes:

determining whether the application dynamically provide a graphic user interface in real time according to the display unit information;

providing the display unit information of the external device when the application dynamically provide a graphic user interface according to the display unit information; and

otherwise, providing the display unit information of the user equipment.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether an activated application dynamically provides a graphic user interface according to change of a display unit when an application is activated after the sensing a connection between the user equipment and the external device;

maintaining an updated DPI value included in system configuration information when the activated application dynamically provides a graphic user interface according change of a display unit, wherein the updated DPI value is a DPI value determined for the external device after the connection;

changing the updated DPI value included in system configuration information to default DPI value when the activated application does not dynamically provide a graphic interface according to change of a display unit, wherein the default DPI value is a value determined for the user equipment before the connection; and

changing the default DPI value back to the updated. DPI value in the system configuration information when the application becomes inactivated.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the second display setting includes:

determining e identifier the obtained display unit information of the second display unit;

obtaining a DPI value corresponding to the second display unit based on the determined device ID,

wherein the image data is reconfigured based on a screen layout determined by the obtained DPI value.

6. The method of 1, further comprising:

sensing an absence of the connection between the user equipment and the external device;

activating the first display unit of the user equipment;

restoring the first display setting; and

displaying the image data on the first display unit based on the restored first display setting.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the restoring the first display setting includes:

updating, by an application framework, an updated DPI value in system configuration information with a default DPI value, wherein the updated DPI value is a DPI value determined for the external device after the connection and the default DPI value is a DPI value determined for the user equipment before the connection;

notifying, by the application framework, of applications that the system configuration information is updated with the default DPI value;

determining, by the applications, a screen layout based on the default DPI value; and

producing the image data, by the applications, with the determined screen layout.

13. User equipment for controlling a display setting according to an external device connected to the user equipment, the user equipment comprising:

a first display unit configured to display image data based on a first display setting;

a port unit configured to be connected to the external device, to sense whether the user equipment is connected to the external device, and to generate a connection signal or a disconnection signal based on the sensing result; and

a controller configured to activate the external device when receiving the connection signal from the port unit, to obtain display unit information from the external device, to determine a second display setting based on the obtained display unit information, to reconfigure the image data according to the determined second display setting, to transmit the reconfigured to the external device through the pot unit, and to control the external device to display the reconfigured image data on a second display unit of the external device based on a presence of the sensed connection.

14. The user equipment of claim 13, further comprising:

a memory configured to store a dots per inch (DPI) table including a plurality of DPI values associated with a plurality of screen sizes and screen resolutions,

wherein the controller is configured to;

extract a screen size and a screen resolution of the second display unit from the obtained display unit information;

select a dots per inch (DPI) value from a DPI table based on the extracted screen size and the extracted screen resolution of the second display unit;

determine a screen layout based the selected DPI value; and

reconfigure the image data with the determined screen layout.

15. The user equipment of claim 14, wherein:

the controller is configured to;

update a default DPI value included in system configuration information with the selected DPI value through an application framework., wherein the default DPI value is a DPI vale determined for the user equipment before the user equipment is connected to the external device; and

notify of applications that the system configuration information is updated with the selected DPI value, and

the application determines a screen layout based on the selected DPI value and produces the image data with the determined screen layout.

16. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein:

the controller is configured to;

activate the first display unit upon the receipt of the disconnection signal;

update, through an application framework, an updated DPI value in system configuration information with a default DPI value, wherein the updated DPI value is a DPI value determined for the external device after the connection and the default DPI value is a DPI value determined for the user equipment before the connection;

notify, through the application framework, of applications that the system configuration information is updated with the default DPI value;

receive, from the applications, image data produced with a screen layout based on the default DPI value; and

control the first display unit to display the received image data.

17. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein:

the first display setting and the second display unit include at least one of a screen size, a screen resolution, a display direction and a DPI value;

the display unit information includes at least one of a manufacturer, a model number, a device identifier (ID), a DPI value, a screen size, screen resolutions, aspect ratios, refresh rates, and response times; and

the controller is configured to control at east one of the screen size, the screen resolution, the display direction, and the DPI value based on the obtained display unit information and to display the image data based on the controlled at least one of the screen size, the screen resolution, the display direction, and the DPI value.

18. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive a request for display unit information from an application after the user equipment is connected to the external device; and

provide the display unit information of the user equipment to the application through an application framework.

19. The user equipment of claim 18, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine whether the application dynamically provide a graphic user interface in real time according to the display unit information;

provide the display unit information of the external device when the application dynamically provide a graphic user interface according to the display unit information; and

otherwise, provide the display unit information of the user equipment,

20. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine whether an activated application dynamically provides a graphic user interface according to change of a display unit when an application is activated after the user equipment is connected to the external device;

maintain an updated DPI value included in system configuration information when the activated application dynamically provides a graphic user interface according to change of a display unit, wherein the updated DPI value is a DPI value determined for the external device after the connection;

change the updated DPI value included in system configuration information to a default DPI value the activated application does not dynamically provide a graphic user interface according to change of a display unit, wherein the default DPI value is a DPI value determined for the user equipment before the connection; and

change the default DPI value back to the updated DPI value in the system configuration info application becomes inactivated.